Wilmington Hammerheads
ECNL Boys · Mid-Atlantic BU18/19 · 13 teams · Wilmington Hammerheads (all teams)
Next game — Sat Jan 30, 02:00 PM
●●●○○ Toss-up to win
Most likely score 2–1 (expected goals 2.2 for, 1.3 against · 1.92 expected points)
| Season so far | Wilmington Hammerheads | NCFC Youth |
|---|---|---|
| Position | 1st | 7th |
| Record (W-D-L) | 2-0-0 | 1-0-1 |
| Points per game | 3.00 | 1.50 |
| Goals for / game | 3.5 | 1.5 |
| Goals against / game | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Clean sheets | 0 | 1 |
| Held scoreless | 0 | 1 |
| Form (recent first) | W W | L W |
| Biggest win | 4–1 vs Fairfax Virginia Union | 3–0 vs Fairfax Virginia Union |
| Worst loss | — | 0–2 vs Arlington Soccer Association |
| Model rating (net goals vs avg) | +0.89 | +0.12 |
| Schedule faced (avg opp. rating) | -0.29 | -0.29 |
Common opponents: Arlington Soccer Association — we 3–1; they 0–2. Fairfax Virginia Union — we 4–1; they 3–0.
Game plan
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Swing game — small margins
Win 57% / draw 20% / loss 22%.Games like this are decided by one set piece or one transition. Prioritise the strongest XI for the full game, be disciplined with fouls near the box, and have a clear late-game plan for both "protect the lead" and "chase".
If Saturday goes…
Where we'd sit after the NCFC Youth game. The table is ordered by points per game, so one result can move us several places. Type any score in the first row (Wilmington Hammerheads – NCFC Youth) to see where it lands us; it resets when you reload. Likely results plays out the model's most likely score in the 3 other games that week (Mon Jan 25 – Sun Jan 31); the outer columns are the best and worst the rivals can do.
| Our result | Rivals don't play | Likely results | Every rival wins |
|---|---|---|---|
| – Win · 3.00 PPG |
1st— holds | 1st— holds | 1st— holds |
| Win 3.00 PPG |
1st— holds | 1st— holds | 1st— holds |
| Draw 2.33 PPG |
2nd▼ down 1 | 2nd▼ down 1 | 2nd▼ down 1 |
| Loss 2.00 PPG |
3rd▼ down 2 | 3rd▼ down 2 | 3rd▼ down 2 |
Can we move up this round? No. With a 2–1 win we stay 1st even if every rival loses, whatever the rivals do.
Where we finish
2,000 simulated seasons
- 1st 32%
- 2nd 28%
- 3rd 18%
- 4th 9%
- 5th 6%
- 6th 3%
- 7th 1%
- 8th 1%
- 9th 1%
- 10th <1%
- 11th <1%
- 12th <1%
- 13th
Every remaining game in the division is played out with the forecast's goal odds, 2,000 times, and the table is re-sorted each time. Green marks the top 4.
Climbing the table
Top of the table. The job is to stay there: see the path below for where points are most at risk.
How the results connect
4 chains · 4 teams
Paths of results that link Wilmington Hammerheads to NCFC Youth through teams both have faced, drawn as one map. Teams sit in columns by how many games away from us they are. Each arrow is one game, pointing away from us, and its colour is the result for the team it starts from. Hover or tap an arrow to trace a chain and see its net goal margin.
Hover or tap an arrow to trace a chain, or step through them with the arrows. Open full screen and turn your phone to see the whole map.
Step through the chains with the arrows, or tap one on the map.
Position over the season
9 game days
The table re-sorted after each date on which a game was played. Shaded band is the top 4.
The path
run-in difficulty -0.01 · 8th hardest of 13
| Date | Opponent | Where | Difficulty | Win | Likely | Exp. pts | Run. PPG | Priority |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat Jan 30 02:00 PM |
NCFC Youth 7th · 1-0-1 · GD +1 |
Home NCINO Sports Park |
●●●○○ Toss-up | 57% |
2–1 | 1.92 | 2.64 | Swing game |
| Sat Feb 13 01:00 PM |
Richmond United 9th · 2-1-4 · GD -2 |
Home NCINO Sports Park |
●●○○○ Lean win | 66% |
2–1 | 2.14 | 2.52 | Swing game |
| Sun Feb 14 11:00 AM |
Beach FC 3rd · 4-3-0 · GD +6 |
Home NCINO Sports Park |
●●●○○ Toss-up | 49% |
1–1 | 1.69 | 2.35 | Swing game |
| Sat Feb 27 10:00 AM |
NCFC Youth 7th · 1-0-1 · GD +1 |
Away far trip
WRAL |
●●●○○ Toss-up | 48% |
1–1 | 1.66 | 2.23 | Swing game |
| Sun Feb 28 TBD |
Charlotte SA 6th · 1-0-1 · GD +1 |
Away |
●●●○○ Toss-up | 50% |
2–1 | 1.69 | 2.16 | Swing game |
| Sat Mar 6 TBD |
Charlotte SA Academy 2nd · 3-1-0 · GD +7 |
Away |
●●●●○ Tough | 30% |
1–1 | 1.12 | 2.03 | Upside |
| Sun Mar 7 11:00 AM |
Highland FC 13th · 0-0-2 · GD -5 |
Away far trip
Buncombe County Sports Park |
●●○○○ Lean win | 74% |
3–1 | 2.36 | 2.06 | Bank it |
| Sun Mar 14 01:00 PM |
Charlotte SA 6th · 1-0-1 · GD +1 |
Home NCINO Sports Park |
●●○○○ Lean win | 60% |
2–1 | 1.99 | 2.06 | Swing game |
| Sat Apr 10 10:00 AM |
NCFC Youth Academy 4th · 2-1-1 · GD +1 |
Away far trip
WRAL |
●●●○○ Toss-up | 46% |
1–1 | 1.61 | 2.02 | Swing game |
| Sun Apr 11 TBD |
NC Fusion 12th · 0-1-1 · GD -2 |
Away |
●●○○○ Lean win | 62% |
2–1 | 2.03 | 2.02 | Swing game |
| Sat Apr 17 TBD |
Skyline Elite 11th · 1-1-4 · GD -10 |
Away |
●●○○○ Lean win | 73% |
2–0 | 2.34 | 2.04 | Bank it |
| Sun Apr 18 01:00 PM |
VDA 5th · 3-0-3 · GD +5 |
Away far trip
Ali Krieger Sports Complex (AKSC) |
●●●○○ Toss-up | 44% |
2–2 | 1.51 | 2.00 | Swing game |
| Sat Apr 24 11:00 AM |
Charlotte SA Academy 2nd · 3-1-0 · GD +7 |
Home NCINO Sports Park |
●●●●○ Tough | 39% |
1–1 | 1.39 | 1.96 | Upside |
| Sun Apr 25 09:00 AM |
Highland FC 13th · 0-0-2 · GD -5 |
Home NCINO Sports Park |
●○○○○ Favorable | 82% |
3–1 | 2.56 | 2.00 | Bank it |
| Sat May 8 10:00 AM |
NCFC Youth Academy 4th · 2-1-1 · GD +1 |
Home NCINO Sports Park |
●●●○○ Toss-up | 56% |
2–1 | 1.88 | 1.99 | Swing game |
| Sun May 9 09:00 AM |
NC Fusion 12th · 0-1-1 · GD -2 |
Home NCINO Sports Park |
●●○○○ Lean win | 71% |
3–1 | 2.29 | 2.01 | Bank it |
"Far trip" = the venue's zip is outside our home sectional area (first three digits), a rough travel flag, not a distance. Venue names open in Google Maps. "Bank it" = expected win, dropping points here hurts most. "Swing game" = near coin-flip, where the finish is decided. "Upside" = underdog, nothing to lose. Running PPG assumes the expected points from every game up to that row.
Standings
| # | Team | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Form | SoS | Run-in | Top 4 | Exp. finish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | Wilmington Hammerheads | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 6 | 3.00 | WW | -0.29 | -0.01 | 87% | 2.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Jan 30 vs NCFC Youth · Sat Feb 13 vs Richmond United · Sun Feb 14 vs Beach FC See all 16 future matchups ▸
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| 2 | Charlotte SA Academy | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 10 | 2.50 | DWWW | -0.03 | -0.06 | 95% | 2.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sun Nov 8 at Charlotte SA · Sat Jan 16 at Highland FC · Sun Jan 24 vs Charlotte SA See all 14 future matchups ▸
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| 3 | Beach FC | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 15 | 2.14 | DDWWD | -0.20 | -0.01 | 75% | 3.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Oct 24 at Richmond United · Sat Nov 7 at Skyline Elite · Sun Nov 8 at VDA See all 10 future matchups ▸
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| 4 | NCFC Youth Academy | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 7 | 1.75 | WDWL | +0.39 | -0.07 | 33% | 5.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Oct 24 at Skyline Elite · Sat Oct 31 at VDA · Sun Jan 17 vs Fairfax Virginia Union See all 14 future matchups ▸
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| 5 | VDA | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 9 | 1.50 | LLWLW | -0.18 | -0.06 | 52% | 4.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sun Oct 25 vs Fairfax Virginia Union · Sat Oct 31 vs NCFC Youth Academy · Sat Nov 7 vs Richmond United See all 11 future matchups ▸
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| 6 | Charlotte SA | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 3 | 1.50 | LW | +0.16 | +0.02 | 25% | 6.3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sun Nov 8 vs Charlotte SA Academy · Sun Nov 22 vs Highland FC · Sat Jan 16 vs VDA See all 16 future matchups ▸
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| 7 | NCFC Youth | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 | 1.50 | WL | -0.29 | +0.08 | 18% | 6.9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sun Jan 24 at NCFC Youth Academy · Sat Jan 30 at Wilmington Hammerheads · Sat Feb 6 at Charlotte SA See all 16 future matchups ▸
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| 8 | Fairfax Virginia Union | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 14 | -3 | 9 | 1.50 | WWLLL | +0.04 | +0.00 | 9% | 7.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sun Oct 25 at VDA · Sun Nov 8 at Arlington Soccer Association · Sun Nov 15 vs Skyline Elite See all 11 future matchups ▸
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| 9 | Richmond United | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 7 | 1.00 | DLLWL | +0.05 | -0.07 | 3% | 8.7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Oct 24 vs Beach FC · Sat Oct 31 at Skyline Elite · Sat Nov 7 at VDA See all 10 future matchups ▸
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| 10 | Arlington Soccer Association | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -4 | 8 | 1.00 | LDWLW | +0.11 | -0.09 | 1% | 9.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sun Nov 8 vs Fairfax Virginia Union · Sat Jan 9 at VDA · Sun Jan 24 at Skyline Elite See all 9 future matchups ▸
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| 11 | Skyline Elite | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 14 | -10 | 4 | 0.67 | DLLWL | +0.07 | +0.10 | 0% | 11.9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Oct 24 vs NCFC Youth Academy · Sat Oct 31 vs Richmond United · Sat Nov 7 vs Beach FC See all 11 future matchups ▸
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| 12 | NC Fusion | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 1 | 0.50 | LD | +0.16 | +0.10 | 1% | 10.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Jan 16 vs Skyline Elite · Sun Jan 17 vs VDA · Sat Jan 30 vs NCFC Youth Academy See all 16 future matchups ▸
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| 13 | Highland FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 0 | 0.00 | LL | -0.23 | +0.23 | 0% | 12.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sun Nov 22 at Charlotte SA · Sat Jan 16 vs Charlotte SA Academy · Sat Feb 13 vs Fairfax Virginia Union See all 16 future matchups ▸
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Tap a team to see every game it has played (opponent's current position in brackets) and what's next. Ordered the way the league publishes it: points per game, then goal difference. The green edge marks the top 4. SoS is strength of schedule, the average model rating of opponents faced — positive means a harder road than average. "Top 4" and "Exp. finish" come from playing the rest of the season 2,000 times with the forecast model.
How the forecast works: every played game feeds each team's attack and defence rating, adjusted for who it was against — a goal past a strong defence counts for more than one past a weak one. Ratings are shrunk toward the league average (1.83 goals per team per game) by 3 "prior" games so early blowouts don't dominate, and results older than about 120 days count half. Expected goals for a matchup multiply those, with a 8% home bump, and a Poisson score grid gives win/draw/loss odds.